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Authors: Malorie Blackman

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Praise for
CHECKMATE:

'A gripping read from the first page'
Writeaway!

'Checkmate once again explores the lasting impact of
prejudice, discrimination and the legacy of traumatic family
history on the next generation in the author's brilliantly
imagined world. Readers will not be disappointed'
Publishing News

'A perfect end to an important and thought-provoking trilogy'
The Bookseller

'Complex but beautifully crafted . . . dramatic, intensely
moving . . . it truly ensares the reader and is well worth
the wait'
Carousel

'Thought-provoking brilliance' Funday Times

'Another emotional hard-hitter, the bluntly told and ineniously
constructed story of Callie Rose'
Sunday Times

'There's no mistaking the genuine grassroots passion with
which
Checkmate,
the final part of Malorie Blackman's
trilogy, has been anticipated among young teen
readers . . . Blackman is a terrific thriller writer, driving her
plots forward with skill and tenacity'
Evening Standard

'This will be extremely popular among teenage girls'
The Guardian

'Blackman is an expert plotter, spinning her narrative
with great skill'
TES

'Taut and brilliantly paced . . . destined to become a classic'
Children's Books Ireland Bookfest

'I couldn't put it down'
Books for Keeps

www.kidsatrandomhouse.co.uk/malorieblackman

Also available by Malorie Blackman:

The Noughts & Crosses trilogy
NOUGHTS & CROSSES
KNIFE EDGE
CHECKMATE

A.N.T.I.D.O.T.E.
DANGEROUS REALITY
DEAD GORGEOUS
HACKER
PIG-HEART BOY
THIEF!
THE DEADLY DARE MYSTERIES

For junior readers:
CLOUD BUSTING
OPERATION GADGETMAN!
WHIZZIWIG and WHIZZIWIG RETURNS

For beginner readers:
SPACE RACE!
SNOW DOG
THE MONSTER CRISP-GUZZLER

www.malorieblackman.co.uk

MALORIE
BLACKMAN

Checkmate

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ISBN 9781407048048

Version 1.0

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CHECKMATE
A CORGI BOOK

ISBN: 9781407048048

Version 1.0

First published in Great Britain by Doubleday,
an imprint of Random House Children's Books

Doubleday edition published 2005
Corgi edition published 2006

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